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swb4me 06-01-2016 01:46 PM

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The rims are on back order, but this should give me something to do until they arrive.

Valarius_Starchaser 06-01-2016 01:50 PM

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My better half would kill me if I got that many boxes in one day! Better to spread them out over a month ;)

Love the Two 4 One idea my step dad and I did that with square bodies when I was in highschool good memories

volvo.moose 06-01-2016 05:48 PM

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Ugh, the fact that you got the exact year of truck I want, in the exact color I want, with the right amount of patina and a SWB...FOR $1400!!!

I am dying of jealousy.

swb4me 06-01-2016 06:07 PM

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It was an amazing find. It actually found me, but I didn't hesitate when it fell into my lap.

Custom4me 06-03-2016 04:30 PM

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I sold the '70 Yamaha today to a collector for $150. So we will subtract that from the purchase price of the 67 Custom

swb4me 06-11-2016 11:24 PM

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Last week I spent some time working on my brothers 68 step side. According to the casting # the engine is a 1980-1985 350 cid. The previous owner robbed a few parts off it while it sat unused. I can understand why he took most of the parts off, but taking a set of used points seems a bit extreme to me. I plan to see if I can get it to fire before reinstalling all of the parts it's missing. I also bought a battery and all the normal tune up parts ($183).

swb4me 06-11-2016 11:29 PM

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Today I spent a few hours removing the front suspension from my truck. The process went well considering how rusted the parts were. Both lower control arms are damaged, but I received the new control arms a few days ago.

swb4me 06-11-2016 11:37 PM

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Total: $7720

Lower arms $278.00
Battery &
tune up parts $183.00

Sold motorcycle -$150.00

New total: $ 8031.00

swb4me 06-22-2016 12:52 AM

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The ups truck made another stop at my house today. I haven't had time to work on the truck this week, but today's delivery should keep me motivated.

Custom4me 06-22-2016 09:35 AM

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I'm so excited to see those rims and the lowered suspension on our trucks!

swb4me 07-06-2016 02:25 PM

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Made some progress this week. I need to finish installing the braking system, but the front end is almost done.

Custom4me 07-06-2016 02:28 PM

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Looking really good! I'm sure one more long garage session is all you need to finish

swb4me 07-07-2016 07:15 PM

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Pulled it out to see how see looks. So far, I'm very pleased with the results. Once I set it down I noticed the new lower A arm is touching the dust shield which causes the rotor to rub slightly. I'll take the rotor off and grind down the A arm a bit asap.

Custom4me 07-07-2016 07:23 PM

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Awesome!

swb4me 07-08-2016 01:15 AM

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Got the easy end, I thought, torn apart. All four of the bolts that hold the rear springs into place broke off. I figured I'd break one or two, but I was surprised that all four snapped off.

swb4me 07-08-2016 01:21 AM

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Current total $ 8031.00
8 rims/tires $ 3024.00

New total $ 11,055.00

swb4me 07-19-2016 01:31 AM

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I attempted to replace the bushings on the trailing arms today. Part way thru that job I decided removing the rear end would make the rest of the work I needed to do easier. The trailing arms are rusted and beat up, so I'm thinking a new set may be needed.

tommys72 07-19-2016 09:22 AM

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Nice progress

Custom4me 07-19-2016 10:22 AM

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Looking Great !

swb4me 07-31-2016 01:38 PM

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After waiting for more parts to arrive, I finally had a chance to finish the rear.

knomadd 07-31-2016 10:05 PM

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I'll follow along. The new wheels look good!

GAc10boy 08-01-2016 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by swb4me (Post 7591529)
I'll start with my truck. It's a running and driving 67 swb with the 250 and 4 speed transmission. I've owned the truck for about a year, but I haven't made much progress on her. That should change, now that my brother is in this with me. A little backstory/side note, for those following along. When my brother and I were teenagers our parents owned a 68 short step the same color as my current truck. I was thrilled last year when I was able to purchase this truck.

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Originally Posted by volvo.moose (Post 7612122)
Ugh, the fact that you got the exact year of truck I want, in the exact color I want, with the right amount of patina and a SWB...FOR $1400!!!

I am dying of jealousy.

Same here! I'm in bc I love swb 67s.

swb4me 11-01-2016 01:53 PM

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I haven't had much time to work on our trucks the past 2 months, but I still have some updates to share. My brother decided the 68 step side was a bit more of a project than he wanted, so he bought a 67 swb off ebay a while back. The old blue step side is currently listed on ebay with a current bid of $1725. The red 67 has been lowered, but a complete 4/6 drop wasn't done, so the plan is to finish the job with the ece kit we already own. We've also been busy buying and flipping c10's. Once the the 68 step side sells, I'll adjust the running total to show where we are on our goal of having two lowered c10's for the price of one.

swb4me 11-01-2016 02:01 PM

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The 3 flips we've done. The white and blue ones have been sold. The yellow may or may not be sold soon. We're thinking we'll install our left over drop parts and the 20" rims off the red 67 before we sale it. The red 67 long box left for Texas last night on the transport truck.

Custom4me 11-01-2016 02:15 PM

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We have definitely experience some C10 fever this past summer. By next spring we will both be cruising our lowered swb trucks.


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